PT-1999-1672 · Kvirc · Kvirc Irc Client

Published 1999-09-24 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1351

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: KVIrc IRC client version 0.9.0

Description: A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by including a .. (dot dot) in a DCC GET request when the "Listen to !nick requests" option is enabled.

Recommendations: For KVIrc IRC client version 0.9.0, consider disabling the "Listen to !nick requests" option until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1351

Affected Products

Kvirc Irc Client

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1351 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93845560631314&w=2 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7761.php · Note